Two races last week for the Beckman boys’ cross country tream happened on Sept. 14 and 16th, at Starmont and Cascade and the varsity boys placed ninth at the first and 11th at the second.

Two races in three days need ironmen, or women as the case may be, for them to compete. Such was the case for the Beckman girls in cross country races at Starmont and Cascade, Sept. 14 and 16.

Sept. 10 it was the third quarter. Sept. 17 it was the first, as the Beckman football team pounded Cascade with three touchdowns in that quarter and eventually won a District 4 contest, 38-7, at Beckman Field.

It wasn’t real easy but the Beckman volleyball team showed the No. 6-ranked in Class 4A Wolves of Marion what it was like to lose in three sets Sept. 14 at Beckman, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19.

Freshman Brock Wilson fired a one-under-par 70 to lead Western Dubuque in the first round of the MVC Mississippi Valley Divisional golf meet, at Brown Deer Golf Course, in Coralville, Sept. 13.

The Western Dubuque football team scored 52 points in the first half on its way to posting a school-record 65 points and crushed Hempstead, 65-35, on Buchman Field in Epworth, Sept. 17.

It was a very rough start to the week for the Western Dubuque volleyball team, defeated by Iowa City Liberty in four games (25-10, 25-13, 21-25, 25-23) in Epworth, Sept. 14.

With three runners in the top-10, Class 1A’s third-ranked Maquoketa Valley won the boys’ varsity competition at the Cascade Invitational at Fillmore Fairways, Sept. 16.

Western Dubuque senior Eli Naumann ran just a bit better with each meet last week. He won the Monticello Invitational, Sept. 11, with a time of 15:50.

With victories over Maquoketa, Oelwein and Solon, the Beckman volleyball team moved to 15-1 on the season and ninth in the latest IGHSAU rankings.

Jacob Schlarmann ran to a ninth-place finish at Clayton Ridge, Sept. 7, and led the Beckman boys to fifth overall in the team race. He paced the Guttenberg Golf Course in 20:26.

Led by Maria Kruse’s second-place time of 21:17, the Blazer girls took third in the team standings at the Clayton Ridge Invitational Sept. 7 at the Guttenberg Golf Course.

Western Dubuque’s cross country teams kicked off the week at the Dick Pollitt Go-Hawk Classic at Wartburg College in Waverly, Sept. 7. The event held races by grade with juniors and seniors running together, along with freshmen and sophomores. Team scores were compiled by grade.

Maquoketa Valley’s boys’ cross country team raced to a fourth-place team finish at the Monticello Invitational, Sept. 11.

West Branch came to Delhi Sept. 10 and showed the Wildcats what it was like to play a team that is almost always in the season rankings. The Bears pounded the home team 52-0 behind a 206-yard, two-touchdown performance from Andy Henson.

The Western Dubuque volleyball team displayed some early season magic as the Bobcats swept Wahlert in a Mississippi Valley Conference clash in Epworth, Aug. 31. The Bobcats were beaten by Dike-New Hartford in their semifinal match-up at the Shirley Ryan Invitational in Mount Vernon, Sept. 4.

From the beginning of the game and the first touchdown five minutes later, the Beckman football team controlled its game with Anamosa, Sept. 3, at home and won, 38-0.

After roaring through pool play at the Shirley Ryan Invitational at Mount Vernon Sept. 4, the Beckman volleyball team fell in the finals to top-ranked Dike-New Hartford to claim second overall. The Wolverines won 25-21, 25-13.

Western Dubuque senior Eli Nauman dominated the competition at Iowa City Regina’s Bob Brown Classic, Sept. 2, taking first in 16:10, 21 seconds ahead of second place.

Western Dubuque continued its fine early-season play, winning a Mississippi Valley Conference quadrangular meet, at Irv Warren Golf Course, in Waterloo, Sept. 2.

The Western Dubuque football team worked hard in its battle with the defending Class 3A state champions from North Scott, but only managed to find the end zone twice in the fourth quarter as the Bobcats fell to the Lancers, 33-13, in Epworth, Sept. 3.

Even the best 18-hole team round of the tournament couldn’t quite hand the championship to the Dyersville Golf & Country Club Senior Eastern Iowa team.

For the fifth consecutive year, Maquoketa Valley’s boys’ cross country team won the varsity portion of the MFL MarMac Bulldog Invitational, Sept. 2.

The Maquoketa Valley volleyball team defeated Cedar Valley Christian, 3-1, at Delhi, Sept. 2.

Paced by a match-high 32 kills from senior Kiersten Schmitt, the Beckman volleyball team opened its season with a four-game win over Vinton-Shellsburg at home Aug. 26, 25-14, 22-25, 25-15, 25-18.

A rapidly improving Western Dubuque golf team posted a season-low score of 311 in the 2021 Bobcat Invitational, at Thunder Hills Country Club, August 23, but when Pleasant Valley posted an identical team score, the Bobcats lost a fifth player tiebreaker, settling for second in the 11-team event.

It was the kind of match-up that gets people excited about the opening night of high school volleyball. Cedar Falls, the fifth-ranked team in Class 5A, traveled to Epworth to out-battle Western Dubuque, third in Class 4A, for a tough four-set victory (24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 27-25), Aug. 24.

Students from Almost Famous Dance and Gymnastics competed at Starz Nationals in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., June 16-20. The dancers are directed by Amanda Hackney and Melissa Ehrisman.